2007-08

 

ACADEMIC FOUNDATION MATHS

 

Areas covered in Foundation Maths include:  Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Ratio and Proportion, Percents, Measurement, Calculators, Algebra, Algebra Problems, and Geometry.  This course is designed to prepare you for further study in Maths at the 30-S(Grade 11 level).  Students are tested individually and the course is customized to fit the learner’s needs.

 

Evaluation:  A test is written at the end of each unit and there are 3 term tests.  A minimum mark of 80% is required for all tests.

 

*There are 2 different paths that you may choose.  The Applied and Pre-Calc paths require that you complete all 10 units. The Consumer  path requires that you complete units 1 – 6 and Parts A, B and C of  unit 7 and Part A of unit 8.

 

The course evaluation is determined as follows:

                                                                                   

Applied or Pre-calc Path

 

 

 

Consumer Path

 

 

 

DATE

MARK

 

 

Date

Mark

Unit Tests      10%

 

 

 

Unit Tests                20%

 

 

Term Test 1   20%

 

 

 

Term Test 1             30%

 

 

Term Test 2   30%

 

 

 

Term Test 2             40%

 

 

Term Test 3   40%

 

 

 

Calculator, Integers 10% & Geometry

 

 

FINAL MARK

 

 

 

FINAL MARK

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER MATHS 30S

 

Consumer Math 30S has a focus on general consumer topics.  The topics of study are Income and Debt, Data Analysis, Owning and Operating a Vehicle, Measurement Technology, Relations and Formulas, Applications of Probability, Personal Income Tax, and Preparing a Business Plan.

 

Learners are expected to do research on the Internet and perform calculations using spreadsheets.  Projects may be assigned as they relate to the material being studied.

 

Evaluation:  there is a test at the end of each unit as well as a mid-term exam and a final exam.  A minimum mark of 50% is required on all tests or exams.

 

The course evaluation is determined as follows:

 

                        Regular everyday assignments                     10%

                        Unit Tests                                                       50%

                        Mid-term and Final Exams                            30%

                        Portfolio                                                          10%

 

                                                TOTAL                                   100%

 

30-S PRE-CALC MATHS

 

30-S Pre-Calc Maths is a prerequisite for many math courses at the university and post-secondary level.  It is divided into 14 units.  They are:  Fundamental Concepts, First Degree Equations, Products and Factoring, Algebraic Fractions, Exponents and Radicals, Quadratic Equations, Simultaneous Equations, Mensurational Geometry, Analytic Geometry, Ratio and Proportion, Trigonometry Basics, More Trigonometry, Sine Waves and Radians, and Logarithms.

 

Evaluation:  there is a test at the end of each unit as well as a mid-term exam and a final exam.  A minimum mark of 60% is required on all tests or exams.

 

The course evaluation is determined as follows:

 

                        Unit Tests                                                       20%

                        Mid-term Exam                                              35%

                        Final Exam                                                     45%

 

                                                TOTAL                                   100%

 

 

 

30-S APPLIED MATHS

 

30-S Applied Maths will allow learners to master essential skills in topics that have become important to post-secondary institutions and technology-based industries.  The course is divided into 7 units.  They are:  Graphs, Non-Linear Functions, Linear Systems, Linear Programming, Finance, Circles, and Measurement

 

Learners will be using a graphing calculator and possibly spreadsheets to perform calculations.  Learners will be asked to complete projects as part of the learning experience. 

 

Evaluation:  there is a test at the end of each unit as well as a mid-term exam and a final exam.  A minimum mark of 60% is required on all tests or exams.

 

The course evaluation is determined as follows:

 

                        Unit Tests                                                       20%

                        Projects                                                           10%

Mid-term Exam                                              30%

                        Final Exam                                                     40%

 

                                                TOTAL                                   100%

 

 

 

 

40-S ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TRANSACTIONAL FOCUS

 

Transactional language is defined as a language used to get things done; to inform people, to advise or persuade or instruct people.  Thus, transactional language is used to record facts, exchange opinions, explain and explore ideas, construct theories; to transact business, conduct campaigns, and change public opinion.  Transactional materials include expository and persuasive essays, letters, memos, newscasts, speeches, book reviews and summaries.  The course has been divided into the following 8 units:  Introduction, Guidelines for Reading to Learn, Paragraph Writing, Media Communication, Poetry, Novel Study, Essay, and Report Study.

 

The course requires that the learner study many examples of pragmatic language and write many small and some larger documents in pragmatic language.  All of these documents will be corrected, possibly rewritten, and corrected with the aim of improving the learner’s writing skills.  Some assignments involve speaking and the intent is to improve the learner’s speaking skills.  Marks will be awarded for all written and speaking assignments.  Due to the large number of written assignments, many of them can and should be completed at home.

 

 

The course evaluation is determined as follows:

 

                        8 Units(Assignments and quizzes.)                88%

                        Mid-Term Exam                                            12%

                       

                                                TOTAL                                   100%

 

NOTE:  Learners probably will be required to take part in the Provincial Assessment.  If so, your final mark will be based on 70% of your RRCWCLC mark and 30% of your Provincial Assessment mark.

 

 

CONSUMER MATHS 40S

 

Consumer Maths 40S consists of units covering Personal finance, Design and Measurement, Government Finances, Investments, Preparing Income Tax Returns, Variation and Formulas, Researching a Career, and Statistics.

 

Learners will be expected to research topics using the Internet and to perform calculations using spreadsheets.  Additional projects may be assigned.  Said projects will enhance the study of the course material and give the learners practical experience.

 

Evaluation:  there is a test at the end of each unit as well as a mid-term exam and a final exam.  A minimum mark of 50% is required on all tests or exams.

 

The course evaluation is determined as follows:

 

                        Regular everyday assignments                     10%

                        Unit Tests                                                       50%

                        Mid-term and Final Exams                            30%

                        Portfolio                                                          10%

 

                                                TOTAL                                   100%

 

 

NOTE:  Learners probably will be required to take part in the Provincial Assessment.  If so, your final mark will be based on 70% of your RRCWCLC mark and 30% of your Provincial Assessment mark.

 

 

40-S PRE-CALC MATHS

 

40-S Pre-Calc Maths is a prerequisite for many math courses at the university and post-secondary level. 

It is divided into 18 units.  They are:  Fundamental Concepts, Products and Factoring, Linear and Literal Equations, Functions, Algebraic Fractions, Exponents and Radicals, Quadratic Equations, Simultaneous Equations, Polynomials, Sequences and Series, Graphing Equations, Analytical Geometry, Trigonometry basics, More Trigonometry, The Laws of Sines and Cosines, Trigonometric Identities, Graphs of Trigonometric Functions, and Logarithms.  

 

Evaluation:  there is a test at the end of each unit as well as a mid-term exam and a final exam.  A minimum mark of 60% is required on all tests or exams.

 

The course evaluation is determined as follows:

 

                        Unit Tests                                                       20%

                        Mid-term Exam                                              35%

                        Final Exam                                                     45%

 

                                                TOTAL                                   100%

 

NOTE:  Learners probably will be required to take part in the Provincial Assessment.  If so, your final mark will be based on 70% of your RRCWCLC mark and 30% of your Provincial Assessment mark.

 

 

40-S APPLIED MATHS

 

40-S Applied Maths will allow learners to master essential skills in topics that have become important to post-secondary institutions and technology-based industries.  It is divided into 7 units.  They are:  Probability, Matrices, Statistics, Personal Finance, Sinusoidal data, Patterns, and Vectors. 

 

Learners will be using a graphing calculator and possibly spreadsheets to perform calculations.  Learners will be asked to complete projects as part of the learning experience. 

 

Evaluation:  there is a test at the end of each unit as well as a mid-term exam and a final exam.  A minimum mark of 60% is required on all tests or exams.

 

The course evaluation is determined as follows:

 

                        Unit Tests                                                       20%

                        Projects                                                           10%

Mid-term Exam                                              30%

                        Final Exam                                                     40%

 

                                                TOTAL                                   100%

 

 

NOTE:  Learners probably will be required to take part in the Provincial Assessment.  If so, your final mark will be based on 70% of your RRCWCLC mark and 30% of your Provincial Assessment mark.

 

SENIOR 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS:  TRANSACTIONAL FOCUS

 

Course Description: 

The transactional focus emphasizes language that informs, directs, persuades, plans, analyzes, argues, and explains. As listeners, readers, and viewers, students will analyze the author’s intended audience and purpose, examine the effects of various techniques and assess information for accuracy, logic, and relevance.   Students will learn to shape their communication for their audience and purpose.  They will learn the conventions of various pragmatic forms such as notes, oral discussions, reports, feature articles, formal presentations, business letters, instructions, essays, and critical reviews.  The course is divided into 7 units:  reading, writing, document use, oral communication, media studies, novel study, and research project. 

 

Course Format: 

30S ELA:  Transactional Focus combines lecture, group discussion and individualized learning for the purpose of increasing pragmatic language skills.  Class time will be used to teach skills and concepts necessary to complete assignments.  It is expected that most assignments will be worked on outside of the specific class times. 

 

Assessment: 

Assignments will then be evaluated by the instructor and students may be asked to rework part or all of the assignment in order to improve their skills.  A learner must achieve a minimum score of 50% on any assignment or test.  The passing grade for the course is 50%.

 

The course evaluation will be determine as follows

 

Reading

  15%

Writing

  20%

Document Use

  15%

Oral Communication

  10%

Media Studies

  10%

Research Report

  15%

Novel Study

  15%

 

 

TOTAL

 100%

 

 

 

 

 

30S English Language Arts:  Transactional Focus

Outline

Spelling and Sentence skills as necessary

 

Reading

1.        Vocabulary skills

2.        Reading strategies

3.        Review a text 

4.        Information search using reading strategies

5.        Evaluate author’s intended audience, opinion, purpose

6.        Compare audience views and responses

7.        Compare views of authors/illustrators

8.        Analyse characteristics and appeal of genre

9.        Analyze appeal and appropriateness of genre

           

Writing

1.        Evaluate and write paragraphs:  Evaluate for unity, coherence and support.  Write four types of paragraphs

2.        Write in specialized format (i.e. business letter, instructions)

3.        Write for different audiences (rewrite one of specialized format for a different audience)

4.        Write essays

 

Document Use

1.        Analyze, design and complete forms

2.        Interpret and analyze graphics

3.        Design a graphics

 

Oral Communication

1.       Exchange information and opinions in a group 

2.       Conduct an Interview

3.       Deliver a presentation

 

Media Studies

1.       Analyse advertisements

2.       Evaluate a  TV program 

3.       Write a critical review of a film, TV program, movie, news, or live performance

 

Novel Study

Choose one of the following novels:          Z for Zachariah by Robert O’Brien

                                                            Of Mice and Men  by John Steinbeck

                                                            The Old Man and The Sea  by Ernest Hemingway

 

 

Research Project

 

 

ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS ENGLISH

 

Academic Foundations is designed to

-teach students who have not learned or have forgotten the English skills  

 necessary to go into 30S English.

-act as a bridge between literacy stage 2 and 30S English

 

Course Description:

Academic Foundations English will help students in understanding sentence and paragraph construction while promoting grammar, mechanics and usage skills; develop strategies to improve reading of a variety of texts; write a narrative, descriptive, expository and persuasive paragraphs; analyze a novel.

 

Course Format: 

Academic Foundations English combines lecture, group discussion and individualized learning for the purpose of increasing language skills.  It is expected that most assignments will be worked on outside of the specific class times. 

 

Assessment:

Assignments will then be evaluated by the instructor and students may be asked to rework part or all of the assignment in order to improve their skills.  A learner must achieve a minimum score of 80% on any assignment or test.  The passing grade for the course is 80%.

           

                                    Spelling                                  10%

Sentence Skills                     15%

Reading                                 20%

Writing                                    20%

Document Use                      15%

Oral Communication             10%

Novel Study                            15%

 

                        TOTAL         100%   

 

 

 

 

Academic Foundations Outline

 

 

Spelling  

             

Sentence Skills – Five Units

 

Reading

1.       Reading strategies          

2.       Write summaries

3.       Information search using reading strategies

4.       Identify author’s intended audience, purpose, opinion

5.   Identify characteristics of Genre

 

Document Use 

1.       Complete forms

2.       Develop an organizational system

3.       Locate information in tables, charts, or other graphic organizer

 

Writing

1.       The writing process

2.       Write narrative paragraphs.

3.       Write descriptive paragraphs

4.       Write expository paragraphs

5.       Write opinion/persuasive paragraphs

6.   Write a multi-paragraph piece

 

Oral Communication

1.      Explain or describe an activity

2.      Obtain information from others

3.      Exchange information and opinions in a group

 

 

Novel Study  – The Call of the Wild by Jack London

 

 

80% is required to pass each task.

 

 

SENIOR 4 FAMILY STUDIES

Course Description

The purpose of family studies is threefold: 

·         To help you understand yourself and your family situations

·         To help you appreciate the variety and diversity among families today

·         To make you more conscious of the personal decisions you must make throughout your life and of the societal influences that affect those decisions

 

The course consists of 6 units:        Unit 1              Development

Unit 2              Personal Development

Unit 3              Relationships and Life Choices

Unit 4              Parenthood

Unit 5              Diversity in Families

Unit 6              Aging

 

 

Course Format: 

Family Studies combines lecture, group discussion and individualized learning for the purpose of understanding content.  It is expected that most assignments will be worked on outside of the specific class times. 

 

 

 

 

Evaluation is based on         5 Assignments (one to be   

                                                written under supervision)                70%

                                                Midterm Research Paper                30%

                                                Total                                                  100%

 

 

 

 

SENIOR 4 CAREER PREPARATION  

Course Description 

  1. Knowledge of Self – identify your skills and interests
  2. Career Exploration
  3. Career/Education Plan
  4. Job Search/Education Preparation
  5. Rights in a Workplace
  6. Employer Expectations
  7. Interpersonal and Personal Skills

 

 

 

Course Format: 

Career Preparation combines lecture, workshop, group and individualized learning for the purpose of identifying and preparing for potential careers.  It is expected that some assignments will be worked on outside of the specific class times.  Students are also expected to perform 40 hours of voluntary service in their community.

 

 

Evaluation:

Assignments